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.\" Copyright (c) 2008, Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
.\" Copyright 1989 AT&T
.TH chpoll 9E "7 May 2008" "SunOS 5.11" "Driver Entry Points"
.SH NAME
chpoll \- poll entry point for a non-STREAMS character driver
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/poll.h>
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>

\fBint prefix\fR\fBchpoll\fR(\fBdev_t\fR \fIdev\fR, \fBshort\fR \fIevents\fR, \fBint\fR \fIanyyet\fR, 
     \fBshort *\fR\fIreventsp\fR, \fBstruct pollhead **\fR\fIphpp\fR);
.fi

.SH INTERFACE LEVEL
.sp
.LP
This entry point is optional. Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).
.SH PARAMETERS
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIdev\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 12n
.rt  
The device number for the device to be polled.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIevents\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 12n
.rt  
The events that may occur. Valid events are: 
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBPOLLIN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
.rt  
Data other than high priority data may be read without blocking.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBPOLLOUT\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
.rt  
Normal data may be written without blocking.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBPOLLPRI\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
.rt  
High priority data may be received without blocking.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBPOLLHUP\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
.rt  
A device hangup has occurred.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBPOLLERR\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
.rt  
An error has occurred on the device. 
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBPOLLRDNORM\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
.rt  
Normal data (priority band = 0) may be read without blocking.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBPOLLRDBAND\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
.rt  
Data from a non-zero priority band may be read without blocking
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBPOLLWRNORM\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
.rt  
The same as \fBPOLLOUT\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBPOLLWRBAND\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 14n
.rt  
Priority data (priority band > 0) may be written. 
.RE

.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIanyyet\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 12n
.rt  
A flag that is non-zero if any other file descriptors in the \fBpollfd\fR array have events pending. The \fBpoll\fR(2) system call takes a pointer to an array of \fBpollfd\fR structures as one of its arguments. See the \fBpoll\fR(2) reference page for more details.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIreventsp\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 12n
.rt  
A pointer to a bitmask of the returned events satisfied.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIphpp\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 12n
.rt  
A pointer to a pointer to a \fBpollhead\fR structure.
.RE

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBchpoll()\fR entry point routine is used by non-STREAMS character device drivers that wish to support polling. The driver must implement the polling discipline itself. The following rules must be followed when implementing the polling discipline:
.RS +4
.TP
1.
Implement the following algorithm when the \fBchpoll()\fR entry point is called: 
.sp
.in +2
.nf
if (events_are_satisfied_now) {
      *reventsp = satisfied_events & events;
} else {
      *reventsp = 0;
      if (!anyyet)
            *phpp = &my_local_pollhead_structure;
}
return (0);
.fi
.in -2

.RE
.RS +4
.TP
2.
Allocate an instance of the \fBpollhead\fR structure. This instance may be tied to the per-minor data structure defined by the driver. The \fBpollhead\fR structure should be treated as a "black box" by the driver. Initialize the \fBpollhead\fR structure by filling it with zeroes. The size of this structure is guaranteed to remain the same across releases.
.RE
.RS +4
.TP
3.
Call the \fBpollwakeup()\fR function with \fBevents\fR listed above whenever pollable \fBevents\fR which the driver should monitor occur. This function can be called with multiple events at one time. The \fBpollwakup()\fR can be called regardless of whether or not the \fBchpoll()\fR entry is called; it should be called every time the driver detects the pollable event. The driver must not hold any mutex across the call to \fBpollwakeup\fR(9F) that is acquired in its \fBchpoll()\fR entry point, or a deadlock may result.
.RE
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
\fBchpoll()\fR should return \fB0\fR for success, or the appropriate error number.
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBpoll\fR(2), \fBnochpoll\fR(9F), \fBpollwakeup\fR(9F) 
.sp
.LP
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